Reader Kay shared with me her recipe for homemade fabric softener. I couldn't wait to give it a try. I mixed a batch up and love it, it is inexpensive to make and works excellent.The ingredients are all things you probably already have on hand: water, white vinegar, hair conditioner, and an empty bottle (I used a fabric softener bottle). The only ingredient I paid for was … [Read more...]
Some Of My Favorite Fall Recipes
Some of the ladies that were at the MAM Rock A Bye Baby party asked for the recipes for the Tomato Bisque and Apple Dumplings I served at the party. Both of these recipes are simple to make and taste very delicious. What is your favorite fall recipe?Tomato Bisque50 ounce can condensed tomato soup3 pints half & half1 cup chopped onion1 cup chopped Roma … [Read more...]
Chocolate Chip Cake Bars
Are you planning to get the $0.50 Pillsbury cake mixes this week at Giant? Here is one of our favorite bar recipes and it uses a yellow cake mix. Chocolate Chip Cake Bars 1 package (18-1/4 ounces) yellow cake mix2 eggs1/4 cup packed brown sugar1/4 cup butter, melted1/4 cup water2 cups (12 ounces) semisweet chocolate chips, divided1/2 cup chopped pecans or walnuts1 … [Read more...]
How To Make Your Own Foaming Hand Soap – Fun For Kids
Foaming Hand Soap Recipe Do you have any foaming hand soap bottles? Did you know they are super inexpensive and very easy to refill. This would work perfect with the Softsoap ones that were FREE at CVS.What I love about foaming hand soap is the fact that it is economical because it gives you more suds with less soap. If you have kids who go through hand soap like mine do … [Read more...]
Honey “Baked” Chicken
I have made this recipe many times before but always in the oven, today I tried it in the crock pot and loved how easy it was. Often in the oven the sauce gets dark and crispy but it worked perfect in the crock pot. Here is the recipe: Honey "Baked" Chicken 4 skinless, bone-in chicken breast halves (I used boneless)2 Tablespoons butter, melted2 Tablespoons, honey2 … [Read more...]
Thursday Crockpot Dinner
Here is the recipe for what I made in the crockpot tonight. I think I like recipes better that don't require things to be cooked before putting in the crockpot. This was also a little on the dry side so added some sour cream at the end. Chicken Broccoli Alfredo 8-oz package spaghetti1 ½ cups fresh or frozen broccoli1 lb. uncooked boneless, skinless chicken breasts, … [Read more...]
No Crock Pot Recipe Today
Sorry no crock pot recipe tonight, we had plans and weren't home for dinner. Look for a crock pot recipe tomorrow. … [Read more...]
Tuesdays Crock Pot Dinner
Tonight for dinner I made Creamy Sausage and Potatoes. I liked the flavor the ranch gave the potatoes. There was none leftover so I will take that as a sign that it was yummy! Creamy Sausage and Potatoes 3 pounds small potatoes, peeled and quartered1 pound smoked sausage, cut into ¼ inch slices8 ounce package cream cheese, softened10 ¾ ounce cream of celery soup1 … [Read more...]
Cheesy Slow Cooker Pizza
I made Cheesy Slow Cooker Pizza for dinner tonight from the Fix-It and Forget-It cookbook. It was delicious and I will definitely be making it again. Cheesy Slow Cooker Pizza1 1/2 pounds ground beef 1 medium onion, chopped 1 green pepper, chopped half a box rigatoni, cooked 10 3/4 oz. cream of mushroom soup 7-oz. jar sliced mushrooms, drained (I omitted these) 3 oz. sliced … [Read more...]
Dinner In The Crockpot
I'm trying something new this week, my goal is to make dinner in the crock pot every night Monday - Friday this week. Tonight I have Cheesy Crock Pot Pizza cooking and it smells very delicious. Can't wait to taste it. I'll be back later with the results and the recipe. … [Read more...]
What Was Baking In My Kitchen
Today I baked two of my families favorite bars. Here are the recipes. The Chocolate Chip Cake Bars are a perfect way to use of some of the free cake mix I got. Double Chocolate Crumble Bars ½ cup butter¾ cup sugar2 eggs1 tsp vanilla¾ cup all purpose flour2 T unsweetened cocoa¼ tsp baking powder¼ tsp saltCream butter & sugar, beat in … [Read more...]
Surprise Find At Lowes
This evening my husband needed to run to Lowes for some things for work, I went along in and as I browsing around I was surprised to see a big Ball display. They had everything from jars, lids, recipe book and anything you would need to can, even a big canning kettle. As I was looking at everything in the display I happened to see Pickle Crisp granules. I had been thinking of … [Read more...]
Cake Mix Sticky Bun Recipe
I recently have gotten a bunch of FREE cake mixes and decided to try to make these Cake Mix Sticky Buns.I found these sticky buns to be very good but not quite the same as the ones I usually make. This recipe seemed to make buns that were more heavy not as light and airy as my other recipe.These buns make the perfect breakfast sweet along wiht a cup of coffee. Would you … [Read more...]
Kid Friendly Zucchini Casserole Recipe
This Zucchini recipe is one that even my kids will eat. In fact this dish is so yummy the kids don't even realize they are eating a vegetable. Zucchini Casserole4-5 zucchini sliced ¾ cup grated carrots ½ cup chopped onions ¾ cup sour cream 6 Tablespoons butter 1 can cream of chicken Box herb croutons Pinch of poultry seasoningSauté carrots & onions in … [Read more...]
